Food and Beverage Manufacturing Top Stories

Mondelez expands chocolate presence in US after abandoning Hershey takeover

September 8, 2016

Filling what the company referred to as “geographic white spaces,” Mondelez announced the major expansion will include pairing its Oreo brand with Milka.

Post acquires egg producer

Jeremy Gerrard

September 6, 2016

Missouri-based Post Holdings, Inc. has agreed to acquire National Pasteurized Eggs, Inc. (NPE).

Mettler Toledo plans new facility in Tampa region

Jeremy Gerrard

September 6, 2016

In order to accommodate its business growth throughout the Americas, Mettler Toledo’s product inspection division announced it will build a new state-of-the-art facility in the Tampa, FL region.

Entenmann’s recalls some Little Bites products

Jeremy Gerrard

September 2, 2016

The Pennsylvania-based company announced the recall after receiving consumer reports of plastic in product which presented a cutting or choking hazard.

Mondelez Int’l no longer pursuing combination with Hershey

Mondelez says it will continue to pursue other acquisition opportunities

Crystal Lindell

August 30, 2016

In a move that’s a bit like saying, ‘No, we broke up with you,’ Mondelēz International, Inc. has announced it has ended discussions with The Hershey Company regarding a possible combination of the two companies.

AB InBev to cut thousands of jobs after merger

Jeremy Gerrard

August 30, 2016

An estimated 6,600 jobs are on the line upon completion of the takeover of SAB Miller.

IBIE names BEST in Baking winners of the 2016 International Baking Industry Exposition

Jeremy Gerrard

August 30, 2016

The 2016 International Baking Industry Exposition (IBIE) will recognize the 2016 Becoming Environmentally Sustainable Together (B.E.S.T.) in Baking award winners during the triennial trade show this October.

Schneider hosts user forums

August 30, 2016

The events will be hosted by Schneider’s industrial software, manufacturing and process automation division.

Food recalls on the rise as regulations tighten

Jeremy Gerrard

August 25, 2016

Food recalls were up in the second quarter of 2016, in part because of powerful new testing methods and tighter regulations — an indication of a new normal rather than an outlying spike in the trend.

Emerson to acquire Pentair valves and controls business

The automation solution provider will purchase the business for $3.15 billion.

August 25, 2016

The transaction follows recent divestitures of Network Power, Leroy-Somer and Control Techniques for $5.2 billion as part of the company’s overall strategic portfolio repositioning.